Evaluation - Audience Feedback

The audience for 'Snatched' is between the ages of 15 and 30 and the working class of both genders. However, other people may be interested in the film. Therefore to gain a reliable and accurate feedback, I interviewed 10 working class people between the ages of 15 and 30. To ensure the feedback was reliable and accurate I ensured the questions were kept the same and the interviews were carried out individually.

Interview template:

1. What genre of films do you usually watch?
2. What did you like about the opening sequence and why?
3. What do you not like about the opening sequence and why?
4. Any additional comments about the opening sequence? 

Neneh Fletcher:
Gender: Female
Age: 16

1. I watch any type of films really, i'm not really that fussy but if I had to pick one type of film it would be horror. 
2. I like the way tension is built through the music as it was gripping music. The fact that you can't see all of the mans face. I also like how in the background you can always hear the boys playing football, it makes the film more realistic. The way I felt as if I was the man watching the boys play football was good, it made the film more suspicious. The actors stayed in character throughout the film and were very realistic.
3. The shot where the man is sat on the swing and is watching the boys is a bit jumpy. There isn't a lot of speaking in the film which might make it boring for other people. When the boy is talking on the phone he is loud but then when he hangs up and speaks to his friend it goes quiet again. The bit where the boy gets kidnapped looks like it should be in a comedy film rather than a thriller. But the idea was good. 
4. I really enjoyed the film, it created a lot of tension and it is a film that i would like to see all the way through, as the opening was left on a cliffhanger and made me want to see what happened next. The titles fitted well with the genre of the film. However throughout the filming the camera could of been held better as some shots were shaky. 

Megan Frost:
Gender: Female
Age: 15

1. I like the twilight saga and the Harry Potter films, so i suppose my favourite type of film are fantasy. But I do watch other type of films as long as they are interesting and have a good story line. 
2. I liked the way how the music built tension, it kept me gripped to watching what would happen text. The way the shots cut between the man walking and the boys playing football was good as well, that built tension for the audience as well. I liked the way that you knew something was going to happen but you didn't know what or when it was going to happen. 
3. A few of the shots were a bit jumpy, like the first shot where the boy has the ball under his foot was jumpy, and it could of started with the main boy with ball, because he is the main character, it was a bit confusing starting with the other boy. 
4. The opening was really good, the music and the titles went well with the genre of the film, and it was good how the park was empty to make it look more realistic, because a kidnapping wouldn't take place in a park full of people. 

Ben Martin:
Gender: Male
Age: 17
1. My favourite type of films are probably horror. But I will watch majority of films no matter what the genre as long as the films are appealing to me
2. The tension was created really well through the use of music and the shots where it felt as if the audience were the man stalking the young boy. I really liked the shots of the ground as the stalker character was walking as well.
3. The opening started with the main boy's friend which was a little confusing as the story wasn't really about him. There were a few parts that went on for too long, like the walking to the swing bit. That took a lot longer than it would do in reality.
4. Overall the opening was out together really well and was very gripping. It is definitely a film I would go to watch in the cinema.  
Jessica Edwards:
Gender: Female
Age: 22

1. My favourite type of films are either comedies for Romantic Comedy's. I love all the Chick Flick type of films. 
2. The tension that was created throughout the opening was done really well through the different type of shots and the music. The sound was really clear throughout the film, and the actors were really realistic through most of the film.
3. When the boy is being dragged over the bush it seems more of a comedy moment because you can see the boy starting to laugh. Also there wasn't much dialogue. A few shots weren't as steady as they should of been. But other than that it was a good opening.
4. The opening was really good, and the titles and music suited the genre really well. But I don't think I would watch it again, because I didn't feel as if the film was gripping enough to be a thriller. It was tense, but not as gripping as it could of been. 

Julie Hedger: 
Gender: Female
Age: 30

1. I like all types of films really, before I watch a film I usually look up the reviews, if the reviews are good i'll watch it, but if they're not so great I won't bother. I hate sitting through films at at the end thinking, what was the point in that.
2. The fact you could hear the boys laughing and kicking the football throughout the opening made it more realistic. Also I loved the shots where it cut between the boys playing football and the man walking towards the swings that was great. A great variety of shots were used throughout the opening I thought, which were really effective, like the shot of the empty swing, that created a lot of tension. The shots where the audience saw things through the mans eyes were also really good in creating tension as well.  
3. A few shots were unsteady, I know that they can be used to create tension and suspense, but i felt as if they were used too much through the opening. There could of been more dialogue between the two boys playing football, as it would of made it even more realistic because when boys do play football they are constantly talking and having a laugh.  
4. The story line for the opening is great, it creates a lot of tension and when watching I didn't know what to expect. Straight away I knew something exciting was going to happen just from seeing the titles and hearing the eerie music. The opening was great in building tension through the different shots and the music throughout. The opening fits the thriller genre really well.

Josh Hill: 
Gender: Male
Age: 19

1. I mainly watch action films, but I will watch any type of film if it looks interesting.
2. I really like how at the start you can tell someone is walking somewhere and you can hear the boys in the background but you don't  know who is walking and what they are doing.The music as well as the heavy breathing in the background create a lot of tension. Also the audience never see all of the man's face but they do see parts of it which is good, because then if the film was to continue they would be able to know who he was. 
3. I didn't not like any of the opening, but there were bits that could be improved. For example there are a few shots where the camera zooms in and they are a bit jumpy, where they should be smooth. When the phone rings the boy puts his phone on the outside of his jumper which is weird, he also speaks loud down the phone but when he hangs up and speaks to his friend it isn't as clear as it was when he was on the phone. 
4. I really liked the opening. It was gripping and tense like a thriller should be. 

Kelly White:
Gender: Female
Age: 28

1. I'm into most films really,but I hate history films that are 100s of years ago. I find them boring.
2. The opening started off no as well as it could of with shaky camera work, but it improved as it went along. The shots of the footsteps were really good. I loved the shot of the boy on the bike going past the bush as if it was from the eyes of the man. Throughout the opening lots of different shots were used.The long takes really create tension and suspense. But the short takes when cutting between the man walking and the boys playing football also create tension. You can tell a lot of thought went into what shots would work best at certain parts of the opening. 
3. There were shots that were unsteady throughout the opening, also the zoom from the swing to the boys playing football was unsteady. 
4. Apart from the odd unsteady shot I thought the opening was good.

Nick Densley:
Gender: Male
Age:26

1. Action and thriller films are the films I watch the most. 
2. The opening has a really good plot. You never know when something is going to happen. To music really helps make it tense and exciting. The heavy breathing worked really well with the footsteps as well. I liked that it kept cutting between the boys playing football and the man on the park. It really made it tense when watching it. 
3. The titles could have come in to the shot in a more exciting, thrilling way to match the genre. The music at the end when the titles were playing made it sound like the film was ending. 
4. The titles could of been on screen through all of the opening rather than just at the end. With them just at the end it felt like it was the end of a film. 

Julie Frost 
Gender: Female
Age:30
1. I'm not a massive film fan really, I rarely go to the cinema, so I usually only watch films when they are on TV. But I mainly watch comedy films
2.  The opening is good, I like the way the storyline is developed and how tension is built through the shots that make the audience feel as if they are the male character.
3. The camerawork seems too shakey for a film which makes the film unrealistic
4. I wouldn't go out of my way to see this film. However because of the well put together storyline I do think it would be gripping so I would view it on TV, then if I enjoyed go out to buy the DVD.

Mitchell Bowler
Gender: Male
Age:15